I know what fleam and rake are but what I don't understand is how small cahnges seem to influence how a saw cuts. I am ordering a saw from Ron Bonz for the Stanley 150 miter box I restored. We came up with a 20" long, 4.5" wide. .025" thick plate as being good choices but I am struggling with tooth design. I have a 24" Gramercy Sash saw with the combo teeth which is helping to confuse me. From what I know the Gramercy saws teeth are close to a rip pattern but they seem to XX well too, which I do not quite understand. I suspect that pattern might not work on larger teeth. I started thinking about a combo tooth pattern for the miter saw, thinking a longer tenon saw would be nice too. I am currently thinking that I do not want to compromise the miter saw by trying to ask it to do two jobs.I thought I would ask for opinions from those who have more experience filling various patterns.
I am mounting the 150, which is a small (14" long) miter box, on a bench hook type arrangement so I can use it like a bench hook, keeping it stored on a shelf under the bench. I plan to saw small to medium sizes pieces for door, table and cabinet frames with the saw.